Iran election pits engagement with West against more confrontation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran election pits engagement with West against more confrontation

Live Mint  

Iran’s presidential election on Friday will decide not only who leads a country increasingly antagonistic to the West but also help shape succession plans for the next supreme leader and indicate whether Iranians are giving up on their system of Islamic governance. The election pits a reformist candidate leading in the polls, Masoud Pezeshkian, who favors re-engaging with the West, against several hard-liners who want to deepen Iran’s relationships with Russia and China, fortify its alliance of anti-Israel militias and forge ahead with its nuclear program. Most polls suggest the campaign is dominated by three candidates: Pezeshkian, who favors resuming nuclear talks with Washington and other world powers to lift international sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program; hard-liner Saeed Jalili, a Khamenei adviser who is opposed to compromise on Iran’s nuclear program and any relaxation of the regime’s compulsory veil for women; and the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, known as a pragmatic conservative seeking a limited re-engagement with the West. Jalili has slammed the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it favored countries “that have the greatest hostility toward the Iranian people.” Ghalibaf has shown “total dedication for the Islamic system but it is channeled in a pragmatic way,” said Mostafa Pakzad, an independent Iranian geopolitical analyst.

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Iran's Shifting Position on Israel: A Historic Debate Enters the Spotlight
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran's Shifting Position on Israel: A Historic Debate Enters the Spotlight

Firstpost  

Iran is facing a historic debate over its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A group of reformist clerics in Qom recently expressed their support for a two-state solution, causing a major shift from Tehran's long-standing opposition to recognising Israel. This shift has sparked tensions within the political landscape, particularly between hardliners and reformists, in the country.

Iran's Khamenei's Serious Condition Sparks Speculation on Successor
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's Khamenei's Serious Condition Sparks Speculation on Successor

Firstpost  

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reportedly seriously ill, with his second-oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, likely to take over as country plans retaliation against Israel. The news comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries, with Israel conducting a retaliatory strike against several Iranian military targets in response to Iran's missile attack on October 1. The Iranian Supreme Leader …

Iran Hopes For Nuclear Agreement, President Says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran Hopes For Nuclear Agreement, President Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday emphasized his openness to a new international agreement over his country’s nuclear program — a subject that has fueled global tensions for years, risking potentially catastrophic warfare between Iran and the U.S. Pezeshkian slammed Washington for supporting Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza and attacks elsewhere in the …

Iran's Pezeshkian to expand foreign ties
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's Pezeshkian to expand foreign ties

China Daily  

Masoud Pezeshkian delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as Iran's ninth president at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024. In the one-hour call, Pezeshkian expressed his readiness to improve ties with France based on honesty and mutual confidence building, said a statement issued by the president's office. During his inauguration speech before Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran's 9th president
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran's 9th president

China Daily  

Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for the presidential swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024. TEHRAN -- Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran's ninth president on Tuesday in a ceremony held at Tehran's parliament, the official IRNA news agency reported. Following his oath-taking before parliament, Pezeshkian outlined his administration's goals, focusing on Iran's economic development, national …

Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran's 9th president
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran's 9th president

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-31 09:40 Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for the presidential swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024. TEHRAN -- Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran's ninth president on Tuesday in a ceremony held at Tehran's parliament, the official IRNA news agency reported. Following his oath-taking before parliament, Pezeshkian outlined his administration's goals, focusing …

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in with chants of ‘Death to America, Israel’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in with chants of ‘Death to America, Israel’

The Hindu  

Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in on July 30, after winning an election earlier this month by promising to improve ties with the world and ease restrictions on social freedoms at home. "We will pursue constructive and effective interaction with the world based on dignity, wisdom, and expediency," Mr. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate, told a Parliament session attended …

Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran’s president, vows to work to remove sanctions
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran’s president, vows to work to remove sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to unveil his cabinet within two weeks. Tuesday’s ceremony in parliament comes two days after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei officially endorsed Pezeshkian and gave the 69-year-old presidential powers. Pezeshkian, who is expected to unveil his government within two weeks, had secured more than 16 million votes during Iran’s run-off election, or about 54 percent …

Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as countries that have “supported and helped” …

Iran’s new President and the art of complexity management
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran’s new President and the art of complexity management

Hindustan Times  

The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the ninth Iranian President was no surprise for all those eligible voters who refused to vote or hesitated to approve the Iranian regime nearly two years after the national unrest which followed the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of the moral police in Tehran. In a speech on June 25, Iran’s supreme leader, …

Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch: Profile | Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s new President

The Hindu  

When Iran held the first round of its Presidential elections, on June 28, Masoud Pezeshkian was a relatively obscure figure to the outside world. The run-off saw a 50% turnout, and Mr. Pezeshkian, the 69-year-old former heart surgeon, won 53.3% of votes to become the Islamic Republic’s ninth President. As Mr. Pezeshkian assumes the presidency, the highest elected office and …

Eye on the Middle East | Post Pezeshkian’s win, the said and unsaid of Iran’s future foreign policy
6 months ago

Eye on the Middle East | Post Pezeshkian’s win, the said and unsaid of Iran’s future foreign policy

Hindustan Times  

Writing for Iran’s partially state-controlled Tehran Times on July 12, Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian struck a balanced chord. While claiming that Europe failed to ensure effective banking transactions, effective protection of companies from US sanctions, and the promotion of investments in Iran, Pezeshkian stated, “Despite these missteps, I look forward to engaging with European countries…to set our relations on the …

Iran's new President vows balance with all countries but warns U.S. his country won't be pressured
6 months ago

Iran's new President vows balance with all countries but warns U.S. his country won't be pressured

The Hindu  

Iran's newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” Masoud Pezeshkian penned “My Message To The New World” in the country's state-owned Tehran Times late Friday, praising the latest presidential …

Can Iran’s reformist President-elect deliver on his promises? | In Focus podcast
6 months ago

Can Iran’s reformist President-elect deliver on his promises? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Iran held early presidential elections following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. In the presidential run-off held last week, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won with 53.7% of the votes. On the economic front, he has pledged to ease hardships by working to bring Iran out of the sanctions regime, which is only possible through sustained engagement …

Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the West and cover for conservative establishment
6 months ago

Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the West and cover for conservative establishment

New Indian Express  

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. Pezeshkian, 69, was born in the city of Mahabad in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province and speaks fluent Kurdish and Azeri. Speaking from the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader …

Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian has promised reform, but can the regime change?
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian has promised reform, but can the regime change?

ABC  

If Iranians once held hope their country could reform under the watch of the conservative ayatollahs, the latest turnout in the Iranian election — the lowest ever recorded for a presidential vote — suggests hope has vastly diminished. Patrick Clawson a Morningstar senior fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Viterbi Program on Iran and US Policy, has …

Daunting task ahead for Iran’s reformist president-elect
6 months, 1 week ago

Daunting task ahead for Iran’s reformist president-elect

New Indian Express  

Despite apprehension of a staged presidential election in Iran with candidates picked by a small, opaque panel loyal to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff by an impressive margin of 2.8 crore votes. At 49.8 percent, the polling percentage, too, was 10 points higher than in the first round, indicating people’s yearning for a moderate …

DC Edit | In Iran, promise of change
6 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | In Iran, promise of change

Deccan Chronicle  

A whiff of the winds of change blowing inside Iran could be scented in the results of the presidential election in which the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won beating the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili. Well, at least, the women might breathe easy if the moderate reformist agenda of Mr Pezeshkian prevails in domestic matters, specifically in doing away with the mandatory hijab …

Saudi congratulates Iran's new reformist President
6 months, 1 week ago

Saudi congratulates Iran's new reformist President

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia, which restored ties with Tehran last year following a years-long rift, on Saturday congratulated Iran's new president-elect, the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. King Salman, in a message to Pezeshkian, expressed hope for the "continued development of relations which link our two countries and our two brotherly peoples," according to the official Saudi Press Agency. After a seven-year rupture, Sunni …

As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him
6 months, 1 week ago

As Pezeshkian begins new term, odds are stacked against him

The Hindu  

Iranians have picked reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic's next President in a election to replace Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. But Rashed, a 40-year-old barber, said Mr. Pezeshkian's win "doesn't matter", and believed the "situation will only get worse". Ali Vaez of the International Crisis group says Mr. Pezeshkian will face an …

Moderate reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential race
6 months, 1 week ago

Moderate reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential race

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The stances taken by Mr Pezeshkian, now Iran’s 69-year-old …

Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran's Presidential Runoff
6 months, 1 week ago

Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran's Presidential Runoff

Deccan Chronicle  

DUBAI: Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader …

What are Iran president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s policies? Can the reformist bring changes to the country?
6 months, 1 week ago

What are Iran president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s policies? Can the reformist bring changes to the country?

Firstpost  

Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed to reach out to the West and end Iran’s ‘isolation from the world.’ He has also promised to relax enforcement of the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of protests. But experts say even his modest goals will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains …

Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran’s president-elect
6 months, 1 week ago

Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran’s president-elect

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was “unacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.” Days later, as nationwide protests and a bloody crackdown on all dissent took hold, he warned that those …

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
6 months, 1 week ago

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. “I hope he will make economy better for small businesses.” Reformist candidate for the …

Initial Results Put Moderate Pezeshkian Ahead Of Hard-Liner Jalili In Iran's Presidential Polls: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

Initial Results Put Moderate Pezeshkian Ahead Of Hard-Liner Jalili In Iran's Presidential Polls: Report

ABP News  

Early trends in Iran's presidential runoff election showed that reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian was narrowly ahead of hard-liner Saeed Jalili, according to state television. Iran held a runoff presidential election on Friday that pitted a hard-liner former nuclear negotiator Jalili against a reformist lawmaker Pezeshkian. Pezeshkian had 6,939,955 votes trailed by Jalili with 6,359,099, with 13,550,280 votes counted in 29,175 …

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election
6 months, 1 week ago

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election

The Telegraph  

A former heart surgeon who pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver the freedoms its people have yearned for has won the country’s presidential election. Masoud Pezeshkian, the only moderate candidate allowed to enter the race after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May, won a tightly contested runoff by securing 16.3 million …

Pezeshkian: Iran's new reformist president
6 months, 1 week ago

Pezeshkian: Iran's new reformist president

New Indian Express  

In the lead-up to the elections, Iran's main reformist coalition threw its weight behind Pezeshkian, with former presidents Mohammad Khatami and the moderate Hassan Rouhani declaring support for his bid. Pezeshkian takes over the presidency amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, a dispute with the West over Iran's nuclear programme and domestic discontent over the state of Iran's …

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election over hard-liner
6 months, 1 week ago

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election over hard-liner

LA Times  

Masoud Pezeshkian clenches his fist after voting, accompanied by former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, in Shahr-e-Qods, Iran. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. …

Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian will be Iran’s next president
6 months, 1 week ago

Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian will be Iran’s next president

Al Jazeera  

Pezeshkian acknowledges ‘difficult path ahead’ after winning run-off election with 53.7 percent of the vote. “By gaining majority of the votes cast on Friday, Pezeshkian has become Iran’s next president,” the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. Challenges ahead Political analysts said Pezeshkian’s triumph might see the promotion of a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over the now-stalled negotiations …

What changes are expected under Iran's new president?
6 months, 1 week ago

What changes are expected under Iran's new president?

New Indian Express  

The 22-year-old Iranian Kurd had been detained for an alleged breach of the dress code, and her death sparked months of deadly unrest nationwide. Political commentator Mossadegh Mossadeghpoor said people are cautiously "hopeful that he can make some good changes and resolve some of the country's issues", especially the economy. On the nuclear issue, Mossadeghpoor said Pezeshkian may be able …

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff
6 months, 1 week ago

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff

NPR  

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — Voters in Iran have given a decisive win to reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in the runoff election to replace late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Sponsor Message Iranian officials said about 30 million people turned out in …

Iran’s election features a reformer, a hardliner and a crisis
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s election features a reformer, a hardliner and a crisis

Live Mint  

Iran’s presidential election runoff Friday presents a stark choice between an anti-Western hard-liner and a reformist. In televised debates this week, they have largely positioned their candidacies around two pivotal moments in recent Iranian history: the 2015 pact that traded curbs on its nuclear program for sanctions relief until it was scrapped by the U.S., and the 2022 nationwide protests …

Iran election 2024: Pezeshkian vs Jalili in presidential race; voting underway
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran election 2024: Pezeshkian vs Jalili in presidential race; voting underway

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the presidential elections in Iran is currently underway, with the citizens set to choose the successor of former president Ebrahim Raisi through the polls. Iranian citizens wait in queue to cast their votes during the second round of the Iranian presidential elections at a polling station inside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 5, 2024. …

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Hindustan Times  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against …

Polls close in Iran presidential run-off
6 months, 1 week ago

Polls close in Iran presidential run-off

Al Jazeera  

Run-off pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. Polls have closed in Iran’s presidential run-off which pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. On Tuesday, Pezeshkian, 69, said people …

Iran holds presidential runoff election between a hard-liner and reformist
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran holds presidential runoff election between a hard-liner and reformist

LA Times  

Reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves as he arrives to vote at a polling station in Shahr-e-Qods near Tehran on Friday. Iran held a runoff presidential election Friday pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker, though both men earlier struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round that saw the lowest turnout …

Who is competing to become Iran’s president in the run-off election?
6 months, 1 week ago

Who is competing to become Iran’s president in the run-off election?

Al Jazeera  

Two candidates are left in the race, Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian. Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian will compete in Friday’s run-off presidential election in Iran, after no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, held on June 28. Pezeshkian, on the other hand, is considered to be a moderate, and has gained the …

Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian presidential candidates accuse each other of having no plan or experience ahead of runoff

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s presidential candidates on Monday accused each other of having no solution for the country’s problems ahead of Friday’s runoff election aimed at choosing a successor for the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. During a more than two-hour debate on public TV, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian attacked his competitor, Saeed …

Low turnout in Tehran reflects a political crisis
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Low turnout in Tehran reflects a political crisis

Hindustan Times  

Iran’s presidential election, necessitated by the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May, has been marred, like most recent polls in that country, by a record low turnout that reflects growing voter apathy. Majid Asgaripour/WANA The clergy’s bid to firewall the hardline Islamic polity from any liberal incursion is undermining Iran’s political democracy, with a large segment …

Iran Presidential Run-Off July 5 who is Masoud Pezeshkian Moderate lawmaker vs Hardliner Khamenei Protégé Saeed Jalili
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran Presidential Run-Off July 5 who is Masoud Pezeshkian Moderate lawmaker vs Hardliner Khamenei Protégé Saeed Jalili

ABP News  

Iran Election News: With no candidate securing a majority in the June 28 presidential election, necessitated after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month, Iran will vote again on July 5 to elect its new president. All eyes are now on the July 5 run-off to see if moderate lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian is able to maintain the lead …

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac surgeon, Pezeshkian’s campaign would need to draw voters to the July 5 runoff in an election …

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner

NPR  

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner toggle caption Hossein Beris/AFP Iranians will head back to the polls next week to decide between a reformist and a hard-line conservative for president. The runoff election comes after the first vote, which took place on Friday, ended with none of the candidates receiving a majority. How the …

Iran to hold runoff election between reformist and hard-liner after low-turnout vote
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran to hold runoff election between reformist and hard-liner after low-turnout vote

LA Times  

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian casts his ballot and waves to media in Tehran on Friday. Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. With Jalili now alone in facing the cardiac surgeon, Pezeshkian’s campaign would need to …

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout

Al Jazeera  

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round next Friday. Tehran, Iran – The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged at the top but failed to secure a majority in a vote with a record-low turnout. Only 40 percent …

Iran election 2024: Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran election 2024: Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices

The Hindu  

Iranians will vote for a new president on June 28 following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of growing public frustration. While the election is unlikely to bring a major shift in the Islamic Republic's policies, the outcome could influence the succession …

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner’s death amid rising tensions in Mideast

LA Times  

A woman fills out her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a polling station in Tehran on Friday. Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. …

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Then there’s the reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has aligned himself with figures such …

Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranians vote for a new president under the shadow of conflict and economic woes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s supporters gathered on the final day of campaigning to hear him speak, in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. “These are nothing like free and fair elections, and only those who’ve already …

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